Animal-trap.



J. H. OLLIER.

ANIMAL TRAP.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 15, ms.

Patented Feb. 11, 1919.

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ANIMAL TRAP.

I I APPLICATION FILED JUNE 15, IQIS. 1,293,894. Patented Feb. 11, 1919.

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' 1,293,894. y f I JOSEPH HENRY OTJIJIER, F MANCHESTER, ENGLAND.

, ANIMAL-TRAP.

To all it may, concern Be a lei-warmer, JOSEPH rimaiormn,

' a subject ofthe King of Great Britain, re-

siding at 66, Oliflord street, Chorlton Road, Manchester, vin the county of Lancaster, England, have invented new anduseful Ime provements in Animal-Traps, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in traps for catchingrats, mice and the like and particularly tofthe type of trap in which theentrance to the cell or catching chambertrap is set and are stretched across and guard the entrance hole.

I amaware that it has been proposed to construct a trap consisting ofaslngleichamberin which the bait is arrangedbetween a sheet of glass forming one end and a sliding door actlng by gravity to close theother end of the chamber, and held in the open position by a lever and string I-stre'tched across the chamber in front of thebait, the dimensions being such that themouse-must bite through the string in order to reach the bait; and I wish it to be understoodthat Ilay no claim to any sucharrangement. c I H In carrying my invention into eifect '1 form a box or trap casing of metal, wood or other suitable material which is divided into two compartments. The first is closed at one end by a spring trap door through which the rodent enters when the trap is set. The second compartment or cell contains the bait, such as corn, cheese, etc., and the entrance to the cell is throu h a hole of suitable size which is guarde by a thread or threads, preferably two threads, of cotton or other suitable material which are held or tied at the bottom of the box and pass upward across the entrance hole to the arm or lever which holds the spring trap door open when the trap is set.

The rat or other rodent enterin the trap is attracted by the bait in the cel which it sees through the entrance hole, but is prevented from entering until it has gnawed through a thread. This at once releases the Specification of Letters I'atent. Patented Feb, 11, 1919, I Applicationfiled June 15, 1915. Serial No. 34,138. 7

spring trap door which is closed and cannot be opened by any eii'ort on the part of'the rat through a pivoted catch or catches, preferably two such catches which fall into posi-' tion when the trap door is closed and assist the light spring or springs in holding it closed against any effort on the part of the rat or other rodent. v

The top of the cell is preferably closed by a hinged grating held down by a spring catch and provided with a sliding thumb piece or equivalent for convenience in opening the same and setting the trap or for other purposes.

In the accompanying three sheets of drawings- I Figure 1 is a plan of one complete section of my improved trap shown set ready for catching a rat or other rodent.

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional elevation of the same.

Fig. '3 is an end elevation showing the entrance hole into the cell and the catcher with the outer door removed to show the grating forming the inner door.

Fig. 4 's a longitudinal sectional elevation of Fig. 3.

'Figs. 5, 6 and 7 are plan views showing two complete trap sectionspivoted or hinged together and placed in three difi'erentpositions, viz., parallel, at right angles to one another, and tandem, respectively.

Referring first to Fi s. 1 to 4.a desig nates the trap casing 0 any suitable material or combination ofmaterials; b the entrance chamber or first compartment; 0 the cell or catching chamber forming the second compartment; 0' the hole forming the entrance to the cell; d the usual spring trap door; a? its springs; 0Z its setting lever; e e the two pivoted retaining catches which I prefer to employ in order to prevent the captured rodent from raising the closed door d and thus finding a way of escape; 7 split pins; 9 cotton or other thread; It the hinged grating which is the preferred form of lid or cover for the top of the cell; It a spring retaining catch which holds the lid 71. in position when closed, and h a sliding thumb piece fitted on the bars of the lid 7:, for convenience in opening the lid when the spring catch h is pressed back.

The above constitutes in itself a complete trap but for convenience in withdrawing a rat or other captured rodent I employ what for convenience of description I term a catcher consisting of a box or casing 71 proa hollow wedge, see Figs. 3 and 4, so that the.

rat can force its wayintothe catcher butthe spring door j closing automatically behind its entrance prevents its return. One sided of the catcher is made to open and when open discloses, as shown in 'Fig; 3,,an inner hinged door i composed of metal barsheld closed by a retaining catch i Thecatcher a with the rat can thus bereadily detached fromthemain trap a and the captured rodent shown and given to a dog or otherwise disposed of. e k

For-convenience in setting thetrap ,1 pre- 7 ferto employ the twosplit eyepins f which v the arm orlever d? 0 can be inserted in holes formed in the trap, as shown in Fig.1, and placed at the distance apart which i represents the correct length, of thread required. One end ofthe-thread g is then passed through the first eye pin if and carried to the second, and when each end is attached to the eye pins f and cutvofi' from the main length the piece of thread stretched between the two eyepins f representsthe length of'thread required insetting the trap. The setting of the trap door 'may' be effected in any convenient manner but con venientlyby withdrawingtthe split, eye pins 7" from'the-holes in the top of oneside of the casing (ri aled threading them through two holes in the'bottom of the, cell c, then draw-v ing them upward across the ,entrancehole 0 and then insertingthem into the end of the spring trapdoor d Copies of this patent maybe obtainedi for so that the latter is held open and itssprings d hold the doubled thread stretched across t entran hole.

If found advantageous or desirable the ltrapimay be divided into. two or more parts hinged, pivoted, or otherwise suitably conneeted together so as to give ready zaecess to any part desired and to facilitate setting andcleaning. For example it is convenient to divide the casing at or about the plane of heline A-B, Figy n y f hingethe cel 0 t0 th fir Qmpe fiment- 0 t e mainl'ee r gu v n The foregoin constitutes a complete section which may H e dupliqal ed bypivoting or hinging a second section theret'o at'mythe hinge m enabling the second section to be usedparallel with the first, as shown in Fig. 5, or at anyjdesired angle to .thefirst, as'at right angles, see Fig, 6, or in line therewith, see Fig; 7 orthe twosections may bedis connected' and each used 7 as a separate trap.

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